Marine Log - September 2007 - (Page 49)

ICE SHIPPING Artist’s conception of the Mikhail Ulyanov, one of two Double-Acting tankers being built by Admiralty Shipyard’s efficient open water operation. For example, the 257m x 34m x 21 m shuttle tankers will be able to achieve a speed of 16 knots in open water. The tankers will fly the Russian flag and are being constructed to Russian Maritime Regulations Ice Class 1A Super (Russian LU 6). The tankers will have a dynamic positioning system, a helideck and a bow loading facility for the Arctic conditions. References for Ice strengthened Azipod vessels (>1 A Super) VESSEL SHIP TYPE ICE CLASS CLASS UNIT RATING (MW) 1.50 11.40 11.40 0.56 5.00 1.62 1.62 5.00 16.00 16.00 0.50 3.35 6.50 7.50 7.50 5.00 13.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 8.50 8.50 UNITS TOTAL POWER (MW) 1.50 11.40 11.40 1.12 10.00 3.24 3.24 10.00 16.00 16.00 1.00 6.70 13.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 13.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 17.00 17.00 Seili Uikku Lunni Röthelstein Botnica Arcticaborg Antarcticaborg Svalbard Tempera Mastera Suomenlinna II Mackinaw Sakhalin Vladislav Strizhov Yury Topchev Polar Pevek Norilsk Nickel TBN TBN TBN TBN TBN TBN TBN Mikhail Ulyanov Kirill Lavrov Source: ABB Marine Waterway service Arctic tanker Arctic tanker Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Patrol vessel Arctic tanker Arctic tanker Ferry Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Icebreaker Container vessel Shuttle tanker Shuttle tanker Shuttle tanker Container vessel Container vessel Container vessel Container vessel Shuttle tanker Shuttle tanker 1 A Super 1 A Super 1 A Super 1 A Super Ice 10 icebreaker 1 A Super 1 A Super Polar 10 icebreaker 1 A Super 1 A Super 1 A Super A2 icebreaker Ice 10 Icebreaker Ice 15 Icebreaker Ice 15 Icebreaker Ice 10 icebreaker LU7 LU6 LU6 LU6 LU7 LU7 LU7 LU7 LU6 LU6 DNV DNV GL DNV BV BV DNV LR LR DNV ABS DNV DNV DNV DNV RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR RMR 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 The tankers will have a modern bridge, outfitted with communications and navigation equipment supplied by Transas. The electronics will include communication equipment for GMDSS area A4, two radars for extreme temperatures, two ECDIS 3000-I systems, six information displays with Navi-Conning, Automatic Identification System, Voyage Data Recorder, log, and echosounder. Besides the Azipods, ABB Marine is also delivering medium voltage generators, main switchboards, transformers, and frequency converters to Admiralty Shipyards for the shuttle tankers. This contract is the first Azipod system delivery for ABB Marine to a Russian shipyard. According to ABB Marine’s Arto Uuskallio, as of June, there were 174 Azipods in operation in 83 vessels, including many cruise ships, with more than 3 million cumulative operating hours. Ice Class 1 A Super or higher representative cumulative operating experience of more than 550,000 hours. The 15 vessels in operation are fitted with 26 Azipods and have a record of on-time hire of 99.74%, says Uuskallio. Azipods are capable of withstanding high impact loads during ice milling and no ice damage has yet been recorded by the ice-strengthened fleet, which logs about 10,000 operating hours per month. There are currently a total of nine DA concept vessels under construction worldwide, including three 70,000 dwt shuttle tankers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea that will each feature two 10 MW Azipods. Four Arctic container vessels for Russia’s Norilsk Nickel will each be equipped with a single 13 MW Azipod unit and will be delivered by Aker Yards in Germany in 2008 and 2009. ML http://www.eagle.org

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